In 1965, Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Or) introduced legislation in the US Senate to authorize the establishment of a public four-year and master’s degree level college; Rep. Ancher Nelsen (R-MN) introduced a similar bill in the US House. After a conference...

Harland Randolph (1929-2007) was the second president of Federal City College, He served from 1969 through 1972. He received his BA from Ohio State University in 1955 and his Ph.D from Ohio State University in Research Conditions and Social...

Elgy Johnson served as acting president of Federal City College, He served from 1972 through 1974. Upon the appointment of Dr. Russell as President, Dr. Johnson resumed his position as Chairman of the Mathematics Department. He received his BS from...

The DC Board of Higher Education appointed Dr. Frank Farner as the first President of Federal City College. Dr. Farner had been recruited by Sen. Morse. Dr. Farner served from September 1968 through 1969. After leaving FCC, he went on to become...

College presidents – Washington (D.C.) -- District of Columbia Teachers College;
Cooke, Paul P.;
District Of Columbia Teachers College;
District Of Columbia Teachers College – Presidents

Upon the merging of DCTC, FCC, and WTI, to form the University of the District of Columbia, Dr. Cooke retired as President of DCTC. He remained active with the University of the District of Columbia, and chaired its History Committee. In 1986, UDC...

Dennard, Cleveland
Farner, Frank
Federal City College
Johnson, Lyndon
School lands – District of Columbia – Federal City College
Washington, Walter
Weigand, Max

President Lyndon Johnson signing legislation granting land grant status to Federal City College and Washington Technical institute. Standing are FCC officials such as FCC President Frank Farner, FCC head of the Cooperative Education Program, Max...

President Lyndon Johnson signed legislation officially designated Federal City College land grant status on June 20, 1968. FCC became the first urban land grant college, and the first new land grant institution in the United States in 50 years

Federal City College was housed in some 16 temporary facilities in DC. In the early 1970s, FCC was attempting to find permanent campus for FCC to be located at Mt. Vernon Square, home of the DC Public Library. A second permanent campus was sought...

Wendell R. Russell (1926- ) was the fourth president of Federal City College. He served from 1974 through 1977, when Federal City College merged with DCTC and WTI to form the University of the District of Columbia. From 1970 through 1974, Dr....

Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore) was the author of the legislation that led to the creation of Federal City College. This is a text of his address on the US Senate floor explaining the purpose of the legislation and the purpose of Federal City College....

College seal of the Federal City College (FCC). Federal City College was formed in 1968 as a college of liberal arts and sciences to provide affordable education to any DC resident who graduated from high school or had a GED. FCC was the first...

Jones, CLR;
University of the District of Columbia;
University of the District of Columbia -- Faculty

CLR Jones, who was a playwright, historian, novelist, and activist, taught history of the Mt. Vernon campus of FCC from 1970-1976, and afterwards, UDC. Black history month was dedicated in his honor at UDC in February, 1978.